Monday, December 21, 2009
It is an impressive and colorful 53-foot vehicle, but take a look inside Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center's LionReach and it is much more -- a state-of-the art facility for training and evaluating hospital staff and other members of the emergency-preparedness team to respond to disasters and patient surge. Purchased with funds from a Department of Health and Human Services grant, Penn State Hershey took delivery of the vehicle this summer after working in partnership with 17 regional hospitals to determine how the funds could best be used and what the vehicle would require. (more)
Friday, October 16, 2009
Most areas of the United States are dealing with widespread influenza activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More people are expected to seek professional treatment this year than in years past and new strains of the flu virus are affecting younger people, which have parents and employers worried about how to handle the situation. Penn State President Graham Spanier and his guests, Thomas Terndrup and Betsy Hunt, will talk about prevention and treatment for the flu virus as well as response strategies for organizations and businesses on the upcoming edition of "To The Best Of My Knowledge" at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, on WPSU-TV and WPSU-FM. (more)
Monday, November 17, 2008
Jan. 29, 2008, is a day Thomas Terndrup won't soon forget. That rush hour morning, freezing rain hit the Harrisburg area, causing traffic accidents throughout the region. As professor and chair for the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Terndrup witnessed a significant surge in accident victims come through the emergency room (ER) doors. The ER, which typically sees around 10 people an hour at that time of day, treated 85 injured commuters over the course of 90 minutes. By the end of that morning, 274 injured people had checked into regional hospital ERs. It was then that Terndrup confirmed just how important his new initiative would be. (more)
